Welcome Patrick Wrigley – AdShark’s Newest Digital Strategist Intern!

It’s time to welcome another new team member to the AdShark crew!!! We’re SUPER excited to welcome Patrick Wrigley, our newest Digital Strategist intern!! He’s currently a student at Grand Canyon University graduating with his Marketing and Business Administration degree in the fall of 2026. We’re beyond pumped to have him on with us and can’t wait to see how he crushes it this summer!

We’ve already had a blast getting to know him this first week and found out some pretty fun facts along the way! Keep scrolling to learn more about Patrick!

Welcome to the AdShark team, Patrick! We’re super excited to have you intern with us 🙂 What caught your eye about AdShark and made you want to join the team?

What initially caught my eye about AdShark was their commitment to helping every team member succeed. AdShark has been voted the best place for young professionals to work, and since starting out here it has been very evident why. Their commitment to helping us learn and grow within the digital marketing space is second to none!

Super cool. You have one sentence to describe yourself… GO.

I am talkative, energetic, and passionate – juggling work, fitness goals, studies, and traveling while trying to build the best version of my life!

Great! Now, let’s see what you can tell us with a few more sentences. Tell us a little bit more about you.

I really enjoy spending time with my friends and family. I enjoy going to the gym and participating in outdoor activities like snow skiing, and wakesurfing. I also like going to concerts, but don’t really have a specific type of music that I like to listen to so these concerts could range anywhere from electric dance music to country music! 

What got you first interested in marketing as a whole?

My initial introduction to the marketing world came from making TikToks and eventually getting to collaborate with brands to create advertisements. I enjoyed seeing how people responded to different forms of content and loved looking through data to improve performance of my videos!

Awesome to hear! What would you say is your #1 goal for yourself during your internship here at AdShark?

My number one goal for my time here at AdShark is to be a vacuum for information. The people here have an insane amount of knowledge about advanced metrics in the advertising industry. Listening to and applying their advice will help me go far in this field. 

What brand (local or national) do you think KILLS it with their marketing or advertising?

One that always comes to mind for me is Nike. Growing up with dreams of being a professional athlete like a lot of  young kids, Nike had ads that inspired me and have been memorable throughout the years. These ads made me feel like using their products gave me a better chance to make it big, and appealed to my emotions.

It’s the weekend, you’re done with work, describe your perfect day off?

My perfect weekend off would have me heading out to my family’s lake cabin. Spending time on the boat, sitting by the fire pit, watching movies at night with the family and hanging out with the neighbors will always be my favorite thing to do!

If you could start your own podcast tomorrow, what would you call it, and what would the topic be about?

If I could start a podcast tomorrow I would focus on having real unfiltered conversations with people in the business world and/or motivational speakers. As a young person trying to find my way in the marketing/business world I would love to develop relationships with leaders of industry and take away knowledge from all these different people. As for the name I think I would go with “The Long Game with Patrick” to kind of highlight that it’s a process to better ourselves and it doesn’t just happen overnight.

And last but not least (we have to always ask), if you could be any kind of shark, what would you be and why?

Growing up I was always fascinated by bull sharks. Learning about how they could survive in either freshwater or saltwater kind of applies to how I want to live my life now, being versatile and adaptable to my surroundings. 

Patrick, we’re super excited to have you on our team and watch  you grow your digital marketing skills! If you want to reach out to Patrick and send him a warm welcome or congratulatory email, you can reach him at patrick@adshark.com. Thanks for reading, and don’t forget to check back in for more amazing updates!